MrXeric's Grafts
MrXeric's Grafts
Hello, I decided to start this blog to share my current and future grafts!
First is my group of what I call "mercy grafts". Most of these were weak or sick looking seedlings I tried grafting on some Selenicereus seedlings I had on hand (from seeds from a yellow-skinned dragon fruit I bought from walmart, so maybe S. megalanthus? Hylocereus? ).
The oldest grafts are 5 months old (from what were 4 month old seedlings at the time) and the newest grafts are 3 weeks old. 11 out of 21 graft attempts have taken. The Selenicereus seedlings were 3 months old when I did the first grafts.
The species grafted are:
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. macdowellii
Astrophytum caput-medusae
Astrophytum sp. (from an Astrophytum mix, very likely a hybrid)
Browningia hertlingiana
Lobivia haematantha v. rebutioides
Mammillaria schumannii v. globosa x2 (these were the only two survivors of a heat lamp mishap)
Mammillaria lasiacantha
Pediocactus knowltonii
Turbinicarpus booleanus
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
This T. pseudopectinatus was grafted 5 months ago (9 months since sown) and has started growing roots! I will be degrafting soon. I'm thinking of just pulling it off from the rootstock.
This A. caput-medusae seedling was also grafted 5 months ago. I grafted it because it was the only seedling that didn't grow a tubercle and the cotyledons were folded over themselves. It hasn't grown much since producing that grotesque looking growth about 3 months ago.
First is my group of what I call "mercy grafts". Most of these were weak or sick looking seedlings I tried grafting on some Selenicereus seedlings I had on hand (from seeds from a yellow-skinned dragon fruit I bought from walmart, so maybe S. megalanthus? Hylocereus? ).
The oldest grafts are 5 months old (from what were 4 month old seedlings at the time) and the newest grafts are 3 weeks old. 11 out of 21 graft attempts have taken. The Selenicereus seedlings were 3 months old when I did the first grafts.
The species grafted are:
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. macdowellii
Astrophytum caput-medusae
Astrophytum sp. (from an Astrophytum mix, very likely a hybrid)
Browningia hertlingiana
Lobivia haematantha v. rebutioides
Mammillaria schumannii v. globosa x2 (these were the only two survivors of a heat lamp mishap)
Mammillaria lasiacantha
Pediocactus knowltonii
Turbinicarpus booleanus
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
This T. pseudopectinatus was grafted 5 months ago (9 months since sown) and has started growing roots! I will be degrafting soon. I'm thinking of just pulling it off from the rootstock.
This A. caput-medusae seedling was also grafted 5 months ago. I grafted it because it was the only seedling that didn't grow a tubercle and the cotyledons were folded over themselves. It hasn't grown much since producing that grotesque looking growth about 3 months ago.
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I have grafted several seedlings in the hope that I can have reliable seed producing plants in the near future. These are 2 month old grafts on Pereskiopsis rootstock of what are now 5 to 7 month old seedlings. These were all started inside a propagation box in the garage and most were moved outside for better light and heat about a month later. I kept the Ariocarpus and Geohintonia in the prop box.
Ariocarpus fissuratus.
Chunky tubercles!
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. macdowellii. 5 heads so far. Funny how the newer heads from the graft joint are more developed than the main head.
Discocactus horstii. I love this fuzzy little thing.
Echinocactus horizonthalonius SNL94. There was this funky seedling (on the left in the pic below) that didn't grow its true stem like the others, so I tried grafting it to see what it would grow into.
...and here it is grafted, two months later
Looks pretty normal to me! It was probably shy and didn't want to leave the safety of the cotyledons, until I came along and forced it out, that is.
Epithelantha bokei SB416.
I really like the disc shape of this scion.
Geohintonia mexicana. Seems rather slow. Is it because the scion is just slow, or is it my poor grafting technique?
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae. Another slow one.
Pelecyphora strobiliformis. I only had two seedlings of this and one graft failed to take.
and finally Yavia cryptocarpa. The speed of growth of this scion was quite dramatic!
...interestingly, the offsets are only growing on one side of the scion.
I also grafted Ariocarpus hintonii and Ortegocactus macdougallii, but either these are mind-numbingly slow or I botched the graft, since there has been no growth in two months whatsoever, despite being nice and plump. I will try grafting another set whenever I have more stock ready and hopefully I get different results.
Ariocarpus fissuratus.
Chunky tubercles!
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. macdowellii. 5 heads so far. Funny how the newer heads from the graft joint are more developed than the main head.
Discocactus horstii. I love this fuzzy little thing.
Echinocactus horizonthalonius SNL94. There was this funky seedling (on the left in the pic below) that didn't grow its true stem like the others, so I tried grafting it to see what it would grow into.
...and here it is grafted, two months later
Looks pretty normal to me! It was probably shy and didn't want to leave the safety of the cotyledons, until I came along and forced it out, that is.
Epithelantha bokei SB416.
I really like the disc shape of this scion.
Geohintonia mexicana. Seems rather slow. Is it because the scion is just slow, or is it my poor grafting technique?
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae. Another slow one.
Pelecyphora strobiliformis. I only had two seedlings of this and one graft failed to take.
and finally Yavia cryptocarpa. The speed of growth of this scion was quite dramatic!
...interestingly, the offsets are only growing on one side of the scion.
I also grafted Ariocarpus hintonii and Ortegocactus macdougallii, but either these are mind-numbingly slow or I botched the graft, since there has been no growth in two months whatsoever, despite being nice and plump. I will try grafting another set whenever I have more stock ready and hopefully I get different results.
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They look great! Prepare some sticks for support if you are not degrafting soon...
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Here's an update on these grafts!
The scions on these are now between 7 and 12 months old.
From left to right: Astrophytum sp., Mammillaria lasiacantha SB1063, Ariocarpus trigonus 'elongatus', Astrophytum caput-medusae (no growth!), Lobivia haematantha v. rebutioides R585A, Turbinicarpus booleanus Mp Galeana, Azureocereus hertlingianus, Mammillaria schumannii v. globosa, Pediocactus knowltonii SB304, and another M. schumannii v. globosa.
Ariocarpus fissuratus, 6 month graft.
...and another from the same batch of seedlings, 4 month graft. Interesting how different this one is.
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. macdowellii, 6 month graft. This funky little guy still has 5 stems, with a couple more growing from the tubercles (should I be pinching these off?). The "main" stem was growing tubercles with strange warts on them but the new growth seems to be normal now.
...one more from the same batch, this one not as proliferous as the other, 5 months old.
Discocactus horstii, 6 month graft. Very purple.
this one was grafted a month later, shown here at 5 months. I was careful with water to keep this one fluffy.
Echinocactus horizonthalonius SNL94, 6 months grafted. It started growing another stem.
Epithelantha bokei SB416, 6 months. Big and bloated, but still pretty.
Geohintonia mexicana, 6 months. It was slow to start but once it got to growing it really took off. It even grew 3 offsets.
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae, 6 months. This one grew 3 offsets. I grafted another seedling 1 month later from this, but it hasn't grown any offsets yet.
Pelecyphora strobiliformis, 6 months. Odd little pinecone.
Yavia cryptocarpa, 7 months grafted. My favorite from this group. I plan on attempting to root the larger offsets at some point.
...and another from the same batch, 5 months grafted. Only 1 offset on this one.
I didn't show pics of the next two grafts on the last post, but here they are now:
Ortegocactus (or is it Cochemiea now? ) macdougallii, 6 months.
Rather disappointing. I grafted 2 more seedlings and those look even less developed than the own-root seedlings now.
Ariocarpus bravoanus subs. hintonii, 6 months grafted.
It only grew an additional 3 tubercles since grafted; obviously a botched graft. I'm thinking on re-grafting whenever my Pereskiopsis are in growth. I grafted 2 more seedlings some time after this one and the results are night and day (and even between them ). I will post those sometime soon.
The scions on these are now between 7 and 12 months old.
From left to right: Astrophytum sp., Mammillaria lasiacantha SB1063, Ariocarpus trigonus 'elongatus', Astrophytum caput-medusae (no growth!), Lobivia haematantha v. rebutioides R585A, Turbinicarpus booleanus Mp Galeana, Azureocereus hertlingianus, Mammillaria schumannii v. globosa, Pediocactus knowltonii SB304, and another M. schumannii v. globosa.
Ariocarpus fissuratus, 6 month graft.
...and another from the same batch of seedlings, 4 month graft. Interesting how different this one is.
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. macdowellii, 6 month graft. This funky little guy still has 5 stems, with a couple more growing from the tubercles (should I be pinching these off?). The "main" stem was growing tubercles with strange warts on them but the new growth seems to be normal now.
...one more from the same batch, this one not as proliferous as the other, 5 months old.
Discocactus horstii, 6 month graft. Very purple.
this one was grafted a month later, shown here at 5 months. I was careful with water to keep this one fluffy.
Echinocactus horizonthalonius SNL94, 6 months grafted. It started growing another stem.
Epithelantha bokei SB416, 6 months. Big and bloated, but still pretty.
Geohintonia mexicana, 6 months. It was slow to start but once it got to growing it really took off. It even grew 3 offsets.
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae, 6 months. This one grew 3 offsets. I grafted another seedling 1 month later from this, but it hasn't grown any offsets yet.
Pelecyphora strobiliformis, 6 months. Odd little pinecone.
Yavia cryptocarpa, 7 months grafted. My favorite from this group. I plan on attempting to root the larger offsets at some point.
...and another from the same batch, 5 months grafted. Only 1 offset on this one.
I didn't show pics of the next two grafts on the last post, but here they are now:
Ortegocactus (or is it Cochemiea now? ) macdougallii, 6 months.
Rather disappointing. I grafted 2 more seedlings and those look even less developed than the own-root seedlings now.
Ariocarpus bravoanus subs. hintonii, 6 months grafted.
It only grew an additional 3 tubercles since grafted; obviously a botched graft. I'm thinking on re-grafting whenever my Pereskiopsis are in growth. I grafted 2 more seedlings some time after this one and the results are night and day (and even between them ). I will post those sometime soon.
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Here is the second part of my 2021 grafts.
Ariocarpus bravoanus subs. hintonii, 7 months grafted. Quite the difference from the graft above!
the same scion with crested(?) offsets.
a different scion; not as busy as the last.
The favorite of my grafted Arios: Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus 'elephantidens', 7 months grafted
and another scion of the same species with many offsets, this one 6 months grafted. I'm not sure if I should be removing these, since I'm more interested in having these 2 (the only ones to germinate) flower for seeds rather than for vegetative propagation.
Ariocarpus trigonus 'elongatus' with several offsets, 7 months grafted
and a twin-headed scion of the same species, also 7 months grafted.
Last October I lost and damaged several pots of 1 year old seedlings by suddenly moving them to a different position where they got direct sun from the sides, rather than from the top (what they were used too). My then 1 year old Astrophytum caput-medusae pot was one of these. Of 11 seedlings, only 2 survived with one additional seedling I managed to save by grafting it on Myrtillocactus, shown here 5 months later.
My Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Onzuka pot was also damaged. Of 9 seedlings, 4 were damaged and 2 of those I managed to save by grafting. This is one of them 5 months later, grafted on Selenicereus (Hylocereus) (with a hole where I excised a soft, black blister that has healed nicely).
Here is the other one, grafted on Pereskiopsis 5 months ago. This one didn't develop the Onzuka characteristics.
Here is an odd one. This was a 3 ribbed Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Onzuka seedling that I grafted on a whim on Selenicereus sp. (grandiflorus?) 7 months ago. It's been very slow and I suspect some sort of pest damage has deformed it (though I found no evidence of this).
Copiapoa calderana 'lembckei' KK70 (Mesa Garden has it as "Copiapoa lembckei"), 7 months grafted on Selenicereus sp. This seedling had particularly elongated tubercles that were very different from the other seedlings, but the graft quickly outgrew them and the growth has since been normal.
Neoporteria (Pyrrhocactus) villicumensis DJF 362. I was losing seedlings of this to rot so I grafted 2 in case I lost them all, of which only 1 graft took. This thing ballooned up so fast it started splitting and hasn't stopped since, shown here 7 months later.
Lobivia haematantha 'rebutioides' R 585A 6 months grafted, 1 of 2 grafts, the only seedlings to survive (only 3 germinated).
Same story with this one: very low germination rate, the only seedling to survive. Reicheocactus (Lobivia) bonnieae, 6 months grafted.
Rapicactus (Turbinicarpus) booleanus "Mp Galeana" (I'm assuming "Municipio de Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico"?), 6 month graft.
My then 1 year old pot of Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus was also scorched last October. Of 18 seedlings, only 4 remain: the now degrafted scion shown at the beginning of the thread, 2 failed grafts that rooted, and 1 5 month graft shown below.
This mystery scion germinated in a pot of Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus 'elephantidens' from Mesa Garden. The seed coat that hung from the cotyledons looked identical to the Ariocarpus seeds (at least to me). I'm thinking Coryphantha? Whatever it is, I'm liking those huge central spines!
Ariocarpus bravoanus subs. hintonii, 7 months grafted. Quite the difference from the graft above!
the same scion with crested(?) offsets.
a different scion; not as busy as the last.
The favorite of my grafted Arios: Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus 'elephantidens', 7 months grafted
and another scion of the same species with many offsets, this one 6 months grafted. I'm not sure if I should be removing these, since I'm more interested in having these 2 (the only ones to germinate) flower for seeds rather than for vegetative propagation.
Ariocarpus trigonus 'elongatus' with several offsets, 7 months grafted
and a twin-headed scion of the same species, also 7 months grafted.
Last October I lost and damaged several pots of 1 year old seedlings by suddenly moving them to a different position where they got direct sun from the sides, rather than from the top (what they were used too). My then 1 year old Astrophytum caput-medusae pot was one of these. Of 11 seedlings, only 2 survived with one additional seedling I managed to save by grafting it on Myrtillocactus, shown here 5 months later.
My Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Onzuka pot was also damaged. Of 9 seedlings, 4 were damaged and 2 of those I managed to save by grafting. This is one of them 5 months later, grafted on Selenicereus (Hylocereus) (with a hole where I excised a soft, black blister that has healed nicely).
Here is the other one, grafted on Pereskiopsis 5 months ago. This one didn't develop the Onzuka characteristics.
Here is an odd one. This was a 3 ribbed Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Onzuka seedling that I grafted on a whim on Selenicereus sp. (grandiflorus?) 7 months ago. It's been very slow and I suspect some sort of pest damage has deformed it (though I found no evidence of this).
Copiapoa calderana 'lembckei' KK70 (Mesa Garden has it as "Copiapoa lembckei"), 7 months grafted on Selenicereus sp. This seedling had particularly elongated tubercles that were very different from the other seedlings, but the graft quickly outgrew them and the growth has since been normal.
Neoporteria (Pyrrhocactus) villicumensis DJF 362. I was losing seedlings of this to rot so I grafted 2 in case I lost them all, of which only 1 graft took. This thing ballooned up so fast it started splitting and hasn't stopped since, shown here 7 months later.
Lobivia haematantha 'rebutioides' R 585A 6 months grafted, 1 of 2 grafts, the only seedlings to survive (only 3 germinated).
Same story with this one: very low germination rate, the only seedling to survive. Reicheocactus (Lobivia) bonnieae, 6 months grafted.
Rapicactus (Turbinicarpus) booleanus "Mp Galeana" (I'm assuming "Municipio de Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico"?), 6 month graft.
My then 1 year old pot of Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus was also scorched last October. Of 18 seedlings, only 4 remain: the now degrafted scion shown at the beginning of the thread, 2 failed grafts that rooted, and 1 5 month graft shown below.
This mystery scion germinated in a pot of Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus 'elephantidens' from Mesa Garden. The seed coat that hung from the cotyledons looked identical to the Ariocarpus seeds (at least to me). I'm thinking Coryphantha? Whatever it is, I'm liking those huge central spines!
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Re: MrXeric's Grafts
That weird Astro?
https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/ASTRO ... a_ball.htm
https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/ASTRO ... a_ball.htm
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The cactus on the photo is an Onzuka mutation "Bouze" which means skinhead.
Although it is a small percentage, Bouze comes out seeds harvested from normal parents.
Bouze can not make any flowers and so it can not make any seeds.
Mr. Onzuka mixed various myriostigma forms to create the cultivar Onzuka which might cause this issue.
If you cut top of Bouze off, off-sets many be normal Onzuka.
I do not have a good refernce but I attached a photo for your information.
An Onzuka seedling fused with an Ariocarpus seedling. The fued Onzuka turned to Bouze.
Although it is a small percentage, Bouze comes out seeds harvested from normal parents.
Bouze can not make any flowers and so it can not make any seeds.
Mr. Onzuka mixed various myriostigma forms to create the cultivar Onzuka which might cause this issue.
If you cut top of Bouze off, off-sets many be normal Onzuka.
I do not have a good refernce but I attached a photo for your information.
An Onzuka seedling fused with an Ariocarpus seedling. The fued Onzuka turned to Bouze.
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Oh that is definitely it! Thanks! I'm glad this mutation wasn't from some pest. By the way, that first image on the left from that link looks so much like Conophytum burgeri.Aeonium2003 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:41 pm That weird Astro?
https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/ASTRO ... a_ball.htm
Thanks for confirming, Hanazono! Very interesting information. I will label my plant as Astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzuka Bouze. It's strange and interesting how seemingly normal seedlings will grow into this mutation.Hanazono wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 9:00 pm The cactus on the photo is an Onzuka mutation "Bouze" which means skinhead.
Although it is a small percentage, Bouze comes out seeds harvested from normal parents.
Bouze can not make any flowers and so it can not make any seeds.
Mr. Onzuka mixed various myriostigma forms to create the cultivar Onzuka which might cause this issue.
If you cut top of Bouze off, off-sets many be normal Onzuka.
I do not have a good refernce but I attached a photo for your information.
An Onzuka seedling fused with an Ariocarpus seedling. The fued Onzuka turned to Bouze.
I really like your fused Onzuka Bouze/Ariocarpus. It looks like some sort of sea creature.
Re: MrXeric's Grafts
G'morning MrXeric,
I normall select seedlings which have a hint of Onzuka. Bouzu also give some hints and you also can select.
Since Onzuka was mixed various forms of myriostigma, it forms a special off-set if it was grafted.
The off-set looks like a flower bud but it is possible to graft. The grafted off-set turns to a multi-ribs Onzuka later.
I attached the photo for your information.
Frank
Even if you sowed seeds harvested from Onzuka (both parents are Onzuka), some of seedlings are Onzuka, not all.It's strange and interesting how seemingly normal seedlings will grow into this mutation.
I normall select seedlings which have a hint of Onzuka. Bouzu also give some hints and you also can select.
Since Onzuka was mixed various forms of myriostigma, it forms a special off-set if it was grafted.
The off-set looks like a flower bud but it is possible to graft. The grafted off-set turns to a multi-ribs Onzuka later.
I attached the photo for your information.
Frank
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Thank you for the information Frank, truly fascinating.Hanazono wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:51 pm G'morning MrXeric,
Even if you sowed seeds harvested from Onzuka (both parents are Onzuka), some of seedlings are Onzuka, not all.It's strange and interesting how seemingly normal seedlings will grow into this mutation.
I normall select seedlings which have a hint of Onzuka. Bouzu also give some hints and you also can select.
Since Onzuka was mixed various forms of myriostigma, it forms a special off-set if it was grafted.
The off-set looks like a flower bud but it is possible to graft. The grafted off-set turns to a multi-ribs Onzuka later.
I attached the photo for your information.
Frank
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Great pics MrXeric! I have never tried grafting anything but your posts certainly make me want to try it. No access to Pereskiosis though, in fact I have never seen one IRL.
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Thanks Mrs.Green! Maybe try online? Or maybe someone from a local cactus club or society can spare a few cuttings? A few cuttings is all you need; these things grow like weeds and you'll soon be overrun by them (provided they're kept warm and well watered).
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This 7 month old graft of Ariocarpus fissuratus, from seed sown last year, bloomed yesterday before the rain. I've been watching the bud form for the last couple months, thinking it was an offset at first since it didn't form on the the apex but lower down, almost Mammillaria-like.
1 week from fully opening
yesterday
1 week from fully opening
yesterday